I got some to test, and I'm really not certain I'm doing things right. Using a Pentax MX, with 400 speed film, and 2 tubes (9mm and 16mm) with a SMC Pentax-M 1:1.7 50mm lens. I took a roll or so of ...

Macro photography — the art of taking pictures of tiny things — can be an expensive pastime. Good lenses aren’t cheap, and greater magnification inflates the price even further. One way to release a ...

Viltrox is a Chinese company that’s really impressed me over the last couple of years. They make some of my favorite lenses, ranging from extremely compact and lightweight ‘Air’ series primes to ...

Reversing the lens orientation is common practice in macro photography. To get even more magnification you can increase the distance between the film and lens by using an extension tube or bellows.

February 13, 2011 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Save your money for more lenses; convert a cardboard tube and some simple parts into a lens extension tube to ...

The best macro lenses out there can fetch over $1,000 — and even those typically max out at a 1:1 magnification ratio. Those of us wanting greater magnification — or who are simply working on a ...